Brooke Huminski

Brooke Huminski

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Brooke Huminski

Brooke Huminski

Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker, LICSW

Not accepting new clients in Providence practice (updated January 11, 2020)

Specialties & Expertise

  • Perfectionism
  • Eating disorders
  • Caregiver stress
  • Shame
  • Self-esteem
  • Aging and geriatric issues
  • Chronic illness
  • Anxiety
  • Depression
  • Academic issues
  • Infertility and reproductive counseling
  • Life transitions
  • Relationships
  • Stress management
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Professional statement

Brooke Huminski is a therapist in Rhode Island and Massachusetts with particular specialization in eating disorders. Brooke is trained in Family-Based Therapy, a highly effective evidenced-based treatment model for eating disorders in adolescents. This therapy model utilizes the strengths of families, especially parents, in fighting the eating disorder. Brooke is committed to ongoing training to offer the highest quality of care for her clients and has experience working in an adolescent eating disorder intensive outpatient program. She operates from a Health at Every Size® model and brings her experience as a recovered professional to the healing relationship.

Brooke also has specialized training and experience in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, perfectionism, pain management, women’s issues, ADHD, chronic illness, caregiver stress, and end of life issues. She has experience providing supportive counseling to individuals and families in times of crisis, stress, and transition.

Prior to starting private practice, Brooke worked in a variety of healthcare settings including acute care mental health, inpatient cardiology, and inpatient and outpatient obstetrics. She received her Masters of Social Work (MSW) from Boston College and BA from Providence College.

Message to clients

I believe it takes an enormous amount of courage to reach out for help during a time of crisis. Whether it's the first time you're seeking therapy or you're returning and seeking a fresh approach, I'm glad you're here looking for the right fit. I work well with clients who are seeking an intuitive, dynamic, and trauma-informed approach. With gentleness, I help clients uncover their hidden strengths, reduce harmful behaviors, and build supportive relationships.

Specialties

Perfectionism - Coping with feelings of anxiety, stress, self-criticism, and procrastination; addressing unrealistic expectations of one’s self and negatively comparing self to others

Eating disorders - Including anorexia, bulimia, binge eating, purging; eating disorders as they relate to perfectionism; disordered eating among high achievers

Caregiver stress - Feeling overwhelmed, isolated and tired related to caring for a loved one; difficulty relaxing, poor sleep, losing interest in activities you used to enjoy

Shame - Feelings of worthlessness, depression, self-criticism, excessive need for approval, harmful behaviors, avoidance

Self-esteem - Cultivate stronger sense of self; increase assertiveness, confidence, and self-compassion

Aging and geriatric issues - Coping with memory loss, loss of independence, and other physical and/or mental impacts of aging; may include support for family or caregivers and resource planning for changes in living situation

Chronic illness - Managing chronic illness; receiving a diagnosis, contemplating and processing related emotions, viewing through a holistic lens

Anxiety - Generalized anxiety, social anxiety, panic attacks

Depression - Sleep and energy disruption, overall mood disturbance, inability to enjoy yourself, and difficulty being motivated, amongst many other symptoms

Academic issues - Adjusting to college; managing developmental and emotional challenges in school; balancing schoolwork and personal life

Infertility and reproductive counseling - Support around the emotional, logistical, and technical challenges people encounter when going through infertility and reproductive complications, e.g. infertility, inability to conceive, miscarriages, considering alternative options such as adoption and/or use of donor material

Life transitions - Adjusting to college, new relationships, career transitions and direction; mid-life existential, relationship, and career challenges; losing one’s drive or burn out; learning self-care

Relationships - Feeling unsatisfied in your partnership; communication challenges; addressing issues of power and voice; contemplation of separation; questioning one’s place in the relationship; breakups, friendships, dating

Stress management - Coping with stress of life and change, expectations of self and others

General expertise

Insurance

Out-of-pocket fees

  • Ongoing sessions: $160 (45min)
  • Initial session: $175 (60min)
  • Family-Based Therapy initial session: $200 (60-75min)
  • Family-Based Therapy ongoing sessions: $175 (45min)

Therapist's note

Brooke can provide you with paperwork for reimbursement from your insurance company if you are seeking out-of-network sessions.

Location(s)

Providence practice

154 Waterman Street

Suite 15

Providence, RI 02906

Hours
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Work and Education

Private Practice, Psychotherapist, 2017 - Present

Walden Behavioral Care, Eating Disorder Intensive Outpatient Program, Psychotherapist, 2017 – 2018

Butler Hospital, Patient Assessment Services Clinician, 2017 – Present

McLean Hospital, Psychiatric Social Worker, per diem, 2014 – 2017

The Miriam Hospital, Crisis Intervention & Clinical Social Worker, 2014 – 2017

Women and Infants Hospital, MSW Internship & Obstetric Social Worker, 2013 – 2014

Rhode Island Hospital, Department of Neuropsychology, Research Assistant 2010-2011

Boston College Graduate School of Social Work, MSW, 2014

Providence College, BA, Public and Community Service: Community Health, 2007

Languages

  • English

Professional endorsements

Carly Goldstein, PhD

Brooke, since I have known her, has always been curious, enthusiastic, non-judgmental, and she has a great sense of humor. She was eager to establish a professional relationship with me and to bounce ideas off each other, seek consultation, and share resources. It was a pleasure to work on numerous cases with her. She truly embraces case conceptualization from a biopsychosocial model, and she takes a holistic, warm approach to helping her patients. She is eager and interested in forming the best possible comprehensive plan for each patient. She learns alongside the patient, growing with them to best serve them. I was very impressed with her interest in empirically-supported treatments including Dialectical Behavior Therapy for eating disorders, and she was a pleasure to talk to while we were colleagues (so much so that we stayed in touch). Always hungry to learn more, Brooke was a pleasure to work with as a colleague and a friend. I’m thrilled that she now works in private practice, and I regularly refer to her without hesitation for clients with eating disorders, anxiety, perfectionism, depression, or life transition challenges.

Beth Rollins LICSW

Brooke has extensive experience in the eating disorders community. She is on the cutting edge of the field always up to date on the most recent study. She clearly knows what is and will be happening in the field. I refer clients to Brooke for ADHD, trauma, eating disorders, anxiety, depression, and divorce challenges.

Liz Fayram, RDN, LDN, CEDRD

I highly recommend Brooke to work with clients with eating disorders and trauma. She has a uniquely insightful and gentle approach to her, but is also able to hold a firm, but loving, boundary for clients in need of this. I am consistently impressed be her dedication to the field and thoughtful approach to treating emotional wounds. Brooke is very enthusiastic about her work and it radiates into her interactions with clients & colleagues. She is making strong connections in the eating disorder community and I can see her being very successful!